Ironing machine



Nov. 1 1 a 1924- C. E. REDDIG IRONING MACHINE Filed Oct. 18 1921' hum/0r," Mar/es 449;;

same Nov. 11,3924.

umreo STATES 'r-ArEuornce.

OHQRLES E. REDDIG, 0F RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO WESTERN ELEC- TRIO COMPANY, INCORPORATE), OF NEW YORK, Y., A CORPORATION 01 NEW YORK.

IEONING MAE.

Application filed October 18, 1921. Serial No. 508,515.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. Rnomc, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kew Garden, Richmond Hill, in the county of Queens, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Ironing Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact descriptlon. This invention relates to ironing machines and particularly to machines of the domestic gyp employed in households and small launries.

It is an object of the inventionto provide such machines with a feed table which is simple and of sturdy construction, and which may readily and conveniently be converted to serve as a hand ironing board.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a feed table of the above character, which also serves as a covering to rotect the ironing roll and shoe from dust w en not in use.

The invention provides a reversible feed table equipped on its under side with a padded surface for use in hand ironing. The table is swiveled in'the center to a pair of supporting side brackets. For hand ironin the table is turned over so that the padde surface is on top, and is held in position by two catches, one on each end. The supporting. brackets are mountedmn pivots ofi'set from. the plane of the table; so that when the machine is not in use, the whole table may be swung u over the ironing roll with f the padded sur ace underneath, protecting theironing members, and hand-ironing surface from dust.

Otherobjects and advantagesof the invention will appear from a consideration of the following-description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing and the ap ended claims.

In t e drawing, Fig. 1 is a right endelevation of an ironing machine of the roll and shoe type equipped with a feed table made in accordance with the present invention and showing the said table-in full lines in position for hand ironing, and in dotted lines as a protecting cover for the ironing roll and shoe; Fig. 2 is an end elevation showing the feed table in a serving position adj acent the roll, certain parts being broken away for ,movably holding 1 and 2, certain parts being shown in section to permit illustration on a large scale; and

. Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view of the feed table and its.su porting bracket.

Referring to the drawing, the ironing macnlne proper is preferably of the type disclosed in my copending application, Serial No. 402,848, filed Augustll, 1920, the vari-' ous part of which are supported by frames 6 and 7 which are rigidly connected together by suitable cross bars, not shown in the drawing. A main roll 8, which is covered with layers of fabric or felt, is secured to a shaft 9 mounted in the fixed bearings 10 and 11 in frames 6 and 7, respectively. Cooperating with the main roll 8 is a main ironing shoe 12 of any well-known t oted in the side frames. ounted on the shaft 9, which projects beyond the outside of the frame 7 is an auxiliary roll 13 which may be covered with fabric or felt in the. same manner as main ironing roll 8. Cooperating with the roll 13, is an auxiliary ironing shoe 14, especially adapted for the ironing of small articles. The power for driving main and auxiliary ironing rolls may be provided in any suitable manner as,

for example, by an electric motor which may be bolted to the main frame of the machine and connected by belt or other means to suitable gear members enclosed in the journal box 15. The means for yieldingly and rethe shoe 12 in cooperative engagement wit the ironing roll 8, include pivotally mounted cams 16 extending from which are arms 17 connected by ,a bar 18,

'which may be grasped by the operator and by which the cams 16 may be moved in unison. At each side of the machine is a spring 19 which, together with suitable cooperatin members, is adapted to hold the associate roller 20 inengagement with difienent portions of the cam 16. The cams 16- are so formed, and the rollers 20 are so a. v

engagement with the cams that the, w ns allow the springs 19 to'holdth shoe 12 in yielding contact with the ironing roll 8, and

e suitably pivalso to hold the shoe to different distances 7 out of engagement with the roll.

.Pivotally mounted on the inside ofthe' tops of the frames 6 and 7 are the feed table supportin arms or brackets 21 and 22. Swiveled 1n the arms 21 and 22 at points 23 iefilt" feed-table 24;, One side of, the feed Y ed to act as a guide member from which artiauxiliary hand'ironing surface.

cles are fed to the ironing roll 8, as is more clearly shown in Fig. 2. The opposite side of the feed table is provided with a thickly padded surface 26, suitably held to the board as by means of tacks, and forming an A The right and left ends of the table 24 are each provided with a pair of recesses 27 and 28, ositioned at the same distance on either side of the swivel 23 so that they are adapted selectively'to register with the single recess 29 in the arms 21 and 22, respectively. Thus, when the auxiliary'ironing surface26 is in the operating position shown in Fig. 1, the recess 27 in the table will register with the bracket recess 29; and when 'the'smooth surface 25 is moved to the feeding position shown in Fig. 2, the table-recess 28 will register with the bracket recess 29. A pair of removable pins .or dowels 30 are provided,

- one for each end of the table, andare adaptedfor insertion in either recesses 27 or 28 and the bracket recess 29 to lock the table in either the ironing or the feeding position; The pins 30 are readily removable and are provided with bent-over portions 31 forming handles,.but any other suitable means may be employed.

, Owing to the pivotal support of. the comlocking bination. feed table and the'fact that its length is less than the space between the arms 17, the table may be moved to a covering'position over the roll 8 and shoe 12, as shown in-dotted'lines in Fig. 1. When in this position the table protects the roll and v shoe as well as the padded surface 26 from dust. [In order that the-combination feed and ironing tabl'emalybe made of-a convenient widthand still be swung under the shoe actuating bar 18, the arms or brackets 21 and 22 are'bent, as shown in the drawings, so that'they may bemounted on the pivot v32, which is offset from the plane of the table. Byso arranging the pivot it is possiblenot only to swing the combination feed-and iron ing table under the actuating bar 18 while still retaining the arms 17 of the band convenient short length, but also to. swing the table through a wide angleto a position where it completely covers and protects the:

other surface adapted to serve as a hand ironing board,- adjustable brackets for supporting said table and means whereby either'surface of said table may be brought into operative positionin the same position of the brackets.

2. In a power operated ironing machine, a table provided with one surface adapted to serve as a feed table for the ironing machine and another surface adapted to serve as a hand ironing board, and brackets for supporting said table said table being pivotally mounted. in said brackets whereby either surface may be brought into operative position without. movement of the brackets.

3. In a power operated ironing machine having cooperating ironing members, a supporting frame in which said ironin bers are supported, a pair of supportm side bracketmpivoted in said frame, a feed swiveled on said supporting brackets, a paddedsurface suitable for hand ironing disposed on one side of said feed table, and

ironing roll and padded surface 26 from This board may feed table for the ironing machine and anmemmeans for selectively locking said table in a feeding and ironing position.

4. In a power operated ironing machine,

- cooperating ironing members, a supporting adapted in one position of the brackets to be used'either as a feed table or hand ironing board and-in another position of said brackets to serv'e'as a protectivecoveringqfor the cooperating ironingmembers.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 13th day of October A. D., 1921. J

CHARLES E. REDDIG. 

